Kate Saunders' tale of supernatural shenanigans in and aroundan old inherited chocolate shop is a cracking read for sevento (maybe just) twelve year olds with a sense of imagination andadventure. Brother and sister Oz and Lily get themselves embroiledin a sequence of events in which past ancestral iniquities gettangled up in the present with mildly frightening but nonethelessexciting consequences for the siblings, a young male witch called Caydonand an immortal and narcissistically self-righteous talking cat namedDemerara (Spike the rat is another grubbily amusing ancillary characterwho I will admit to having grown rather fold of too!) Their mission toretrieve a magical chocolate mould obtained in less than wholesomecircumstances by ghostly Great-Great-Uncle Isadore provides a sprightlynarrative backdrop for our intrepid young investigators and "all'swell that ends well" is the order of the day (as indeed it should bein a story for young readers). The humour is pitched just right andthe scary bits correctly judged so as not to induce sleepless nights!

Ms Saunders writes in short bites with language which is light and funbut not condescending to her target audience. It reads very well out loud.

The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop1407129864Kate SaundersMarion Lloyd BooksThe Whizz Pop Chocolate ShopWelcome
Of Chocolate and Ghosts and Talking Cats
Kate Saunders' tale of supernatural shenanigans in and aroundan old inherited chocolate shop is a cracking read for sevento (maybe just) twelve year olds with a sense of imagination andadventure. Brother and sister Oz and Lily get themselves embroiledin a sequence of events in which past ancestral iniquities gettangled up in the present with mildly frightening but nonethelessexciting consequences for the siblings, a young male witch called Caydonand an immortal and narcissistically self-righteous talking cat namedDemerara (Spike the rat is another grubbily amusing ancillary characterwho I will admit to having grown rather fold of too!) Their mission toretrieve a magical chocolate mould obtained in less than wholesomecircumstances by ghostly Great-Great-Uncle Isadore provides a sprightlynarrative backdrop for our intrepid young investigators and "all'swell that ends well" is the order of the day (as indeed it should bein a story for young readers). The humour is pitched just right andthe scary bits correctly judged so as not to induce sleepless nights!

Ms Saunders writes in short bites with language which is light and funbut not condescending to her target audience. It reads very well out loud.

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